As an aside (again, due to my experience of knowing someone with one) I find them very odd. As they are at ground level there doesn’t seem a need to walk around them but it feels equally odd to walk over them. I don’t know why, it just feels unnatural.

EDIT: You could also have a ground level climbing frame where all the parts are just laid out on the lawn hereby negating the need for any climbing on the climbing frame.

My niece broke her leg on a trampoline without even falling off it. Just landed awkwardly on the bouncy bit.

Has the OP considered a swing? 😉

Took our two to one of them massive indoor trampoline parks yesterday, eldest is nursing some injuries today. Looked a right laugh though, going to try and go on with them next time.

You can use a safety net with a recessed trampoline.

Consider using the spoil to landscape part of the garden, as eventually you likely to want to refill the hole…

Has the OP considered a swing?

Are you suggesting a ground level one, or should the OP dig a hole deep enough to hide the top of it?

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Evidence for this assertion? Ours gets played on lots despite the ladders, though we also have other ladders on a climbing frame – kids like ladders.

Googling! And my own thought process/knowing my kids.

Are you suggesting a ground level one, or should the OP dig a hole deep enough to hide the top of it?

Or lay it on it’s side to avoid risk of injury caused by swinging.

Swing should be in a half pipe to maintain a constant distance between swing and ground.

We’ve got the swing… I built one with a 10ft high cross bar, slide and 2 swings earlier in the year 🙂 My favourite game is to see if I can push the kids fast enough on it for them to make a whistling sound as they speed through the air

Your kids are scared of ladders? Are you sure a trampoline is the thing for them?

Ah, now I understand, the trampoline is going in front of the swing, so they can jump off the swing onto the trampoline?

Scared? No…L.A.Z.Y!

In which case can I recommend a hammock instead

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You should build a treehouse next….

Ah i see what you mean.

Have you considered that you’re digging a big pond?

Yes, mitigated with a sump at the bottom. If it pools I’ll chuck a wee pond pump down there.

If it pools I’ll chuck a wee pond pump down there.

Should probably tell kids it’s not ok to wee under the trampoline.

😛

I’d prefer that to the places they’re peeing in at the moment!!!

Pretty much filled the 8 yard skip, along with some of the other rubble lying around the garden. Though the 100cm deep hole plan was thwarted by a clay drainpipe right in the middle of the hole at 70cm deep, forcing the spec to be changed to a slightly raised trampoline with a nice grass banking! 🙂

Looks great though. Thanks for the maths.